Health & Medical Administrative Services at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying health and medical administrative services, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,211 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in 2021, 5 of them were health and medical administrative services majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Medical Administrative Services section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Portland State University Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services progam at Portland State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health and medical administrative services major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Medical Administrative Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	1,150

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from Portland State University. This makes it the #146 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Health & Medical Administrative Services Graduates from Portland State University Make?

The median salary of health and medical administrative services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $29,851. This is less than $38,040, which is the national average of all health and medical administrative services majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Portland State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at Portland State University.

Portland State University Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services from Portland State University. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at Portland State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Portland State University Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

The health and medical administrative services program at Portland State University awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. Portland State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health and medical administrative services master's degree from Portland State University, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in health and medical administrative services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,310	$57,600
Medical Secretaries	13,580	$40,000
Medical Assistants	12,960	$38,260
Computer User Support Specialists	7,980	$53,380
Managers	7,850	$94,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.